Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 63651

Western Sahara: Water Abstraction

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on the potential impact of draining the aquifer under Dhakla, Western Sahara on the production by Moroccan compan

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
No such discussions have taken place. It is for companies to take their own decisions on whether to do business in Western Sahara, as elsewhere.